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somethingdarkerThis category has a lot of overlap with Potential Titles: Buildings - Parts and Specific Rooms [category]. Some things there might fit better here and vice versa.
Arras:
In the wind of night the arras swells and swings - E. Fonton "A Vigil with St. Louis" [The Continental Monthly v.5 no.1, Jan. 1864]
Lurks no ghost behind the arras - J.I.L. "The Old Home" [Chambers' Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, 4th series, no.746, 13 April 1878]
And shadows on the arras flit - A.J. Requier "The Phantasmagoria: A Legend of Eld" [Graham's Magazine v.XXXIV no.2, Feb. 1849]
The blue arras of nightmare - Iris Tree "Moods II"
Ashtray:
A cigarette smoking itself in the ashtray - Sandra Lim "Cattiveria"
Bar.
Barstool:
To walk away from their barstools upright - Vincent Toro "¿Que Que La Femme?"
Bed.
Bench.
Bier.
Blackboard.
Broom.
Cabinet.
Candelabra.
Carpet.
Centerpiece:
Centerpieces on another table - Aimee Le "The Best Lesson"
Chair.
Chandelier.
Chest.
Clock.
Clothes Hamper:
her clothes hamper full of Euclidean geometry - upfromsumdirt (Ron Davis) "Ogechi Hula-Hoops The Rings Of Saturns"
Clutter.
Cot:
Pauper's cot and hall of kings - Ceiriog "Daybreak" transl. by Edmund O. Jones
From gloomy cot to sparkling palace - Maikof (Apollon Maykov) "On Lomonossoef" transl. by John Pollen
If you'll share there my ivy-crowned cot - Charles E. Trail "They May Tell of a Clime. To -- --" [Graham's Magazine v.XXXIII no.4, Oct. 1848]
Cotton Mangle:
That cotton mangle of a sky - Patrick Rosal "Children Walk on Chairs to Cross a Flooded Schoolyard"
Couch.
Counter/Countertop.
Cradle.
Crib.
Cubby:
Build Versailles in a maple's cubby - Julia Alvarez "Small Portions"
Cupboard.
Curtain.
Dais:
On the darkest dais of his night - Muyesser Abdul'Ehed Hendan "He
Was Taken Away" transl. by Joshua L. Freeman
A dais of silk and down - Christina Rossetti "A Birthday"
Desk
Doornail:
As dead as doornails used to be - John Grey "The Computer vs. My Personal Evolution"
Drawer.
Dresser:
Three crows perched on the dresser - Alison Hawthorne Deming "First Encounter Beach"
Dressing-Table:
Let the dust settle on my dressing-table - Li Yi-hang "Looking into Mist" transl. not credited [The Jade Flute, c.1960, Project Gutenberg]
Dryer:
Angel of ten dollar bills found in the dryer - Dean Young "Peach Farm" [Poetry June 2012]
Dumpster:
Dumpster shrine of miracles - Adrienne Rich "Veteran's Day"
Fan.
Feather Bed:
Makes trouble look like a feather bed - Cornelius Eady "I'm a Fool to Love You"
Frame.
Furnish.
Furniture.
Garbage Can:
An angel on every garbage can - John Ciardi "Abundance"
A familiar sweater in a garbage can - Laura Kasischke "Recall the Carousel"
Hamper.
Hatrack: See Rack.
Ice-Box:
My inspiration's in the ice-box - Hugh Lofting "The Porridge Poet"
Incense Holder:
Selenite incense holder to honor my fresh dead - Chet'la Sebree "An End"
Key.
Ladder.
Lamp.
Lampshade:
A lampshade exhausted by light - John James "Catalogue Beginning with a Line by Plato"
Lantern.
Laptop:
Try to fit a blunderbuss into a laptop - Dean Young "I Am But a Traveller in this Land & Know Little of Its Ways"
Latch.
Laundry-Frame:
Littered with laundry-frames and clotheslines - Marilyn Hacker "Montpeyroux Sonnets 7"
Lightbulb.
Lock.
Locker:
Nailed in lockers sealed with beeswax - Ed Lynskey "Mrs. Lincoln's Terror of Moths"
storage locker of unpaid bills and auctioned objects - Asiya Wadud "number four"
Looking-Glass.
Loom.
Mat.
Mirror.
Mop:
Who mops the four corners of my world - Mary Karr "Diogenes the Bartender Closes Up"
Mousetrap:
Spiderwebs and mousetraps - Pablo Neruda "Autumn Testament" transl. by Alastair Reid
In this poor mousetrap of a hold - John Russell "The Old Viking" [Chambers' Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, 5th series, no.115-v.III, 13 March 1886]
Oven.
Paperweight:
Becomes confetti circling in a paperweight - Thomas M. Disch "The Clouds"
Pedestal:
From high pedestals toppled - David J. Brown "Sequoyah"
Rent from its pedestal a broken column - Euripedes "Hercules Distracted" transl. by Michael Wodhull
On its time-defaced pedestal - Eleanor Farjeon "Pan-Worship"
Pillow.
Podium:
Rope you to the podium and ask - The Cyborg Jillian Weise "Nondisabled Demands"
Poster:
A poster child for signs and wonders - Rachel Zucker "Hey Allen Ginsberg Where Have You Gone and What Would You Think of My Drugs"
Rack.
Scale.
Seat.
Shelf.
Shoe Rack: See Rack.
Rolodex:
A rolodex reshuffled for memory - Mark Dimaisip "Where Frequencies Talk Over" [Strange Horizons 10 Feb. 2025]
Shower.
Shrine.
Sink.
Sofa:
The faded bloodstains on the sofa - Toby MacNutt "You Are Entitled to Your Pain"
Space Heater:
Huddled by the space heater in Baba Yaga's hut - Lincoln Michel "Another Tuesday Afternoon"
Stool:
Reaching out towards the opal stool - Carly Inghram "Praise Poem"
To walk away from their barstools upright - Vincent Toro "¿Que Que La Femme?"
Storage Locker:
storage locker of unpaid bills and auctioned objects - Asiya Wadud "number four"
Table.
Tapestry.
Television/TV.
Timepiece:
Of ghosts inhabiting timepieces - Timothy Donnelly "Globus Hystericus"
We're laid out like liquid timepieces - Major Jackson "Designer Kisses"
Trunk.
Urn.
Vacuum.
Vanity.
Vase.
Vault.
Wardrobe:
Our wardrobes mostly empty - Mukut Borpujari "Stoic"
Wreath.
Things that might fit this category might also be found in these category documents:
Go to Potential Titles: Art/Craft [category].
Go to Potential Titles: Cloth/Fabric/Fiber - Things Made From [category].
Go to Potential Titles: Food/Drink - Tools for Preparing/Serving/Consuming [category].
Go to Potential Titles: Games - Mental [category].
Go to Potential Titles: Machine/Device Parts [category].
Go to Potential Titles: Musical Instruments [category].
Go to Potential Titles: Toys & Games [category].
Navigation Links:
Go to author indices.
Go to word indices.
Go to category indices.
Arras:
In the wind of night the arras swells and swings - E. Fonton "A Vigil with St. Louis" [The Continental Monthly v.5 no.1, Jan. 1864]
Lurks no ghost behind the arras - J.I.L. "The Old Home" [Chambers' Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, 4th series, no.746, 13 April 1878]
And shadows on the arras flit - A.J. Requier "The Phantasmagoria: A Legend of Eld" [Graham's Magazine v.XXXIV no.2, Feb. 1849]
The blue arras of nightmare - Iris Tree "Moods II"
Ashtray:
A cigarette smoking itself in the ashtray - Sandra Lim "Cattiveria"
Bar.
Barstool:
To walk away from their barstools upright - Vincent Toro "¿Que Que La Femme?"
Bed.
Bench.
Bier.
Blackboard.
Broom.
Cabinet.
Candelabra.
Carpet.
Centerpiece:
Centerpieces on another table - Aimee Le "The Best Lesson"
Chair.
Chandelier.
Chest.
Clock.
Clothes Hamper:
her clothes hamper full of Euclidean geometry - upfromsumdirt (Ron Davis) "Ogechi Hula-Hoops The Rings Of Saturns"
Clutter.
Cot:
Pauper's cot and hall of kings - Ceiriog "Daybreak" transl. by Edmund O. Jones
From gloomy cot to sparkling palace - Maikof (Apollon Maykov) "On Lomonossoef" transl. by John Pollen
If you'll share there my ivy-crowned cot - Charles E. Trail "They May Tell of a Clime. To -- --" [Graham's Magazine v.XXXIII no.4, Oct. 1848]
Cotton Mangle:
That cotton mangle of a sky - Patrick Rosal "Children Walk on Chairs to Cross a Flooded Schoolyard"
Couch.
Counter/Countertop.
Cradle.
Crib.
Cubby:
Build Versailles in a maple's cubby - Julia Alvarez "Small Portions"
Cupboard.
Curtain.
Dais:
On the darkest dais of his night - Muyesser Abdul'Ehed Hendan "He
Was Taken Away" transl. by Joshua L. Freeman
A dais of silk and down - Christina Rossetti "A Birthday"
Desk
Doornail:
As dead as doornails used to be - John Grey "The Computer vs. My Personal Evolution"
Drawer.
Dresser:
Three crows perched on the dresser - Alison Hawthorne Deming "First Encounter Beach"
Dressing-Table:
Let the dust settle on my dressing-table - Li Yi-hang "Looking into Mist" transl. not credited [The Jade Flute, c.1960, Project Gutenberg]
Dryer:
Angel of ten dollar bills found in the dryer - Dean Young "Peach Farm" [Poetry June 2012]
Dumpster:
Dumpster shrine of miracles - Adrienne Rich "Veteran's Day"
Fan.
Feather Bed:
Makes trouble look like a feather bed - Cornelius Eady "I'm a Fool to Love You"
Frame.
Furnish.
Furniture.
Garbage Can:
An angel on every garbage can - John Ciardi "Abundance"
A familiar sweater in a garbage can - Laura Kasischke "Recall the Carousel"
Hamper.
Hatrack: See Rack.
Ice-Box:
My inspiration's in the ice-box - Hugh Lofting "The Porridge Poet"
Incense Holder:
Selenite incense holder to honor my fresh dead - Chet'la Sebree "An End"
Key.
Ladder.
Lamp.
Lampshade:
A lampshade exhausted by light - John James "Catalogue Beginning with a Line by Plato"
Lantern.
Laptop:
Try to fit a blunderbuss into a laptop - Dean Young "I Am But a Traveller in this Land & Know Little of Its Ways"
Latch.
Laundry-Frame:
Littered with laundry-frames and clotheslines - Marilyn Hacker "Montpeyroux Sonnets 7"
Lightbulb.
Lock.
Locker:
Nailed in lockers sealed with beeswax - Ed Lynskey "Mrs. Lincoln's Terror of Moths"
storage locker of unpaid bills and auctioned objects - Asiya Wadud "number four"
Looking-Glass.
Loom.
Mat.
Mirror.
Mop:
Who mops the four corners of my world - Mary Karr "Diogenes the Bartender Closes Up"
Mousetrap:
Spiderwebs and mousetraps - Pablo Neruda "Autumn Testament" transl. by Alastair Reid
In this poor mousetrap of a hold - John Russell "The Old Viking" [Chambers' Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, 5th series, no.115-v.III, 13 March 1886]
Oven.
Paperweight:
Becomes confetti circling in a paperweight - Thomas M. Disch "The Clouds"
Pedestal:
From high pedestals toppled - David J. Brown "Sequoyah"
Rent from its pedestal a broken column - Euripedes "Hercules Distracted" transl. by Michael Wodhull
On its time-defaced pedestal - Eleanor Farjeon "Pan-Worship"
Pillow.
Podium:
Rope you to the podium and ask - The Cyborg Jillian Weise "Nondisabled Demands"
Poster:
A poster child for signs and wonders - Rachel Zucker "Hey Allen Ginsberg Where Have You Gone and What Would You Think of My Drugs"
Rack.
Scale.
Seat.
Shelf.
Shoe Rack: See Rack.
Rolodex:
A rolodex reshuffled for memory - Mark Dimaisip "Where Frequencies Talk Over" [Strange Horizons 10 Feb. 2025]
Shower.
Shrine.
Sink.
Sofa:
The faded bloodstains on the sofa - Toby MacNutt "You Are Entitled to Your Pain"
Space Heater:
Huddled by the space heater in Baba Yaga's hut - Lincoln Michel "Another Tuesday Afternoon"
Stool:
Reaching out towards the opal stool - Carly Inghram "Praise Poem"
To walk away from their barstools upright - Vincent Toro "¿Que Que La Femme?"
Storage Locker:
storage locker of unpaid bills and auctioned objects - Asiya Wadud "number four"
Table.
Tapestry.
Television/TV.
Timepiece:
Of ghosts inhabiting timepieces - Timothy Donnelly "Globus Hystericus"
We're laid out like liquid timepieces - Major Jackson "Designer Kisses"
Trunk.
Urn.
Vacuum.
Vanity.
Vase.
Vault.
Wardrobe:
Our wardrobes mostly empty - Mukut Borpujari "Stoic"
Wreath.
Things that might fit this category might also be found in these category documents:
Go to Potential Titles: Art/Craft [category].
Go to Potential Titles: Cloth/Fabric/Fiber - Things Made From [category].
Go to Potential Titles: Food/Drink - Tools for Preparing/Serving/Consuming [category].
Go to Potential Titles: Games - Mental [category].
Go to Potential Titles: Machine/Device Parts [category].
Go to Potential Titles: Musical Instruments [category].
Go to Potential Titles: Toys & Games [category].
Navigation Links:
Go to author indices.
Go to word indices.
Go to category indices.
